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Where does “franchisee” come from?

Franchisee derives from English franchise, from Old French franchir meaning to free, via French -é and Latin -atus formations, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European prAng-.

franchisee (English): A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted...

Definitions

  1. A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted...

Ancestry of “franchisee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfranchiseThe right to vote at a public election or...
2Middle Englishfranchise—
3Old Frenchfranchisefreedom; nobleness; chivalry
4Old French-iseused to form feminine nouns, often denoting a...
5Latin-itia-ness, -ity
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “franchisee”

  • subfranchisee
  • nonfranchisee
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